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11/23 12:02 CST Pittsburgh hosts No. 14 Miami (FL) in ACC play
Pittsburgh hosts No. 14 Miami (FL) in ACC play
By The Associated Press
No. 14 Miami (FL) (9-2) at Pittsburgh (8-3), Nov. 29 at 12 p.m. EST.
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Key stats
Pittsburgh Offense
Overall: 407.0 yards per game (54th in FBS)
Passing: 281.9 yards per game (18th)
Rushing: 125.1 yards per game (104th)
Scoring: 37.6 points per game (12th)
Pittsburgh Defense
Overall: 330.0 yards per game (35th in FBS)
Passing: 236.9 yards per game (93rd)
Rushing: 93.1 yards per game (9th)
Scoring: 23.7 points per game (62nd)
Miami (FL) Offense
Overall: 425.5 yards per game (31st in FBS)
Passing: 275.8 yards per game (21st)
Rushing: 149.6 yards per game (76th)
Scoring: 33.7 points per game (26th)
Miami (FL) Defense
Overall: 282.2 yards per game (12th in FBS)
Passing: 190.2 yards per game (27th)
Rushing: 92.0 yards per game (6th)
Scoring: 14.5 points per game (7th)
Both teams perform well defensively on third down. Pittsburgh ranks 21st in the
FBS, allowing opponents to convert 32.7% of the time. Miami (FL) ranks 6th,
allowing a 29.3% third down conversion rate.
Miami (FL) ranks 14th in the FBS with a +9 turnover margin.
Both teams are heavily penalized. Pittsburgh ranks 131st in the FBS averaging
68.5 penalty yards per game, and Miami (FL) ranks 120th with a 65.8-yard
average.
Pittsburgh is 124th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on
90.3% of trips. Miami (FL)'s red zone offense ranks 9th, scoring on 93.6% of
red zone opportunities.
Pittsburgh is 95th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 29:00,
compared to Miami (FL)'s 5th-ranked average of 33:31.
Team leaders
Pittsburgh
Passing: Mason Heintschel, 1,902 yards, 14 TDs, 6 INTs, 63.1 completion
percentage
Rushing: Ja'Kyrian Turner, 617 yards on 114 carries, 7 TDs
Receiving: Kenny Johnson, 654 yards on 46 catches, 5 TDs
Miami (FL)
Passing: Carson Beck, 2,805 yards, 22 TDs, 9 INTs, 74.1 completion percentage
Rushing: Mark Fletcher, 655 yards on 131 carries, 9 TDs
Receiving: Malachi Toney, 844 yards on 71 catches, 6 TDs
Last game
Pittsburgh won 42-28 over Georgia Tech on Saturday, Nov. 22. Heintschel passed
for 226 yards on 20-of-27 attempts (74.1%) with two touchdowns and no
interceptions. He also carried the ball 10 times for -29 yards and one rushing
touchdown. Turner carried the ball 21 times for 201 yards and scored one
touchdown, adding four receptions for 12 yards. Johnson had six receptions for
91 yards and one touchdown.
Miami (FL) won 34-17 over Virginia Tech on Saturday, Nov. 22. Beck led Miami
(FL) with 320 yards on 27-of-32 passing (84.4%) for four touchdowns and no
interceptions. Girard Pringle Jr. carried the ball 14 times for 49 yards,
adding two receptions for 21 yards and one touchdown. Toney put up 146 yards on
12 catches with one touchdown.
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